Let’s save the environment, before it is too late! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Let’s save the environment, before it is too late!

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Energy and resources; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions; Civic engagement / responsible citizenship

Project Summary

CONTEXT
Humans have always been ambitious and have done their best to dominate nature so that they could have a better and comfortable life. However, to achieve their goals, Humans have been damaging the Earth without thinking about the negative impacts of their actions. Since the beginning of the 21st Century, a range of films have been showing a dystopian future of our planet where environmental destruction and loss of quality of life are key topics. Many countries have signed Kyoto protocol and other international environmental agreements that should not only be deterrent to further environmental destruction, but also make the world leaders engage, design and implement real and effective measures to preserve and protect the Earth. These actions have not been implemented properly and so we as proactive European educators need to start collaborating to help our students to be aware of the real environmental problems we are all facing nowadays globally. In this context, we have designed this European educational partnership project because we wish to help our students get awareness on the serious environmental problems caused by mankind with long-lasting negative impacts on our common home, the Earth. We want to provide them with proactive environmental educational and citizenship values and skills so that they can become responsible citizens really engaged in fighting for a cleaner and safer world for them and for the future generations. Through this partnership, we also aim to make our schools greener by implementing environmental practical policies and engaging all the members of the school communities.
OBJECTIVES
This project main objectives are as follows:
– To share ideas and best practices amongst the different European partner countries as far as environmental issues and problems are concerned;
– To help students get acquainted with a range of environmental topics such as sustainable development, renewable sources of energy;
– different types of pollution, burning fossil fuels, renewable energy sources, the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), sustainable development, etc;
– To increase students’ self-confidence in new and different contexts (study visits, field work, LTTAs),
– To foster students’ flexibility and adaptability skills;
– To foster students’ engagement in their learning processes increasing their autonomy while doing project work with environmental research, collecting data and presenting results;
– To enhance the participants’ intercultural competences and raise awareness of sharing national and European values “United in Diversity”;
– To improve social and communication skills in multicultural and multilanguage contexts;
– To promote social inclusion within the school communities especially of the minority groups and the disadvantaged students;
– To help students gain awareness of the importance and added value of getting involved in the life of their communities which will empower them to become more active citizens;
– To increase teachers’ professional and personal development by sharing knowledge and best practices with their European partners.

PARTICIPANTS
We intend to involve directly 1000 students aged 14-16. They are a very heterogeneous group: diverse social and economic backgrounds, different nationalities, mixed abilities students, VET or general training students, high and low achievers, different religious backgrounds, minority ethnic groups, diverse geographical backgrounds – rural and urban areas. This heterogeneity is a key feature in our project and we believe it brings added value into it. The fact that we can observe one another and learn from each other about our problems, interests, career paths, opportunities.
For the LTTAs participation, 100 students will be selected.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AND METHODOLOGY
C1 – Water is Life (transdisciplinary approach, water as a source of life, water shortage)
C2 – Keep our environment clean (recycling, waste management)
C3 – Breathe and Let Breathe (air pollution, air quality)
C4 – Global warming issues and renewable energies for sustainable development
C5 – Take Action: Let’s build a cleaner future!
Before each LTTA, students will do a range of activities such as field work based on environmental research on their school situation, on the context of the local community and their country. They will also interview their school peers, parents, relatives and members of the community about the environmental subject to be addressed in the LTTAs . Students will also establish contact with local authorities and NGOs so that they can learn about local and national policies and, consequently, how schools can become actively involved in proteccting the environment. The results of the students’ work will be shared during the LTTAs. During the LTTAs, the students will have the opportunity to showcase their work not only to their peers but also to all the participants. Besides, students will also have a relevant part in the teachers coordinated a

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 143450 Eur

Project Coordinator

Gymnázium Dobruška & Country: CZ

Project Partners

• IIS LUIGI DI SAVOIA
• GIMNAZIJA PULA
• Liceul de Transporturi Auto “Traian Vuia” Galati
• Usak Lisesi